The Pill has been associated with health risks before, but it is more dangerous for overweight women due to the synthetic progestin (artificial progesterone) it contains.
AnnA Rushton | February 22, 2013 | 0 comments
Birth control needs to be both effective and risk-free but modern methods rely on synthetic hormones such as progestins that mimic the effect of bioidentical natural progesterone, but that can have serious side effects.
Dame Dr Shirley Bond | May 25, 2012 | 0 comments
Can synthetic hormones help or is it bioidentical natural progesterone that really works?
AnnA Rushton | January 30, 2012 | 5 comments
New U.S. Government guidelines suggest caution on starting contraceptive Pill use after giving birth, due to an increased risk of potentially fatal blood clots.
AnnA Rushton | September 5, 2011 | 0 comments
Teenagers starting to use oral contraception may be putting their long-term bone health at risk.
AnnA Rushton | August 1, 2011 | 0 comments
Dr Bond answers a frequently asked question about early menopause and The Pill.
Dame Dr Shirley Bond | July 28, 2011 | 0 comments
The UK’s Family Planning Association has welcomed new guidelines to simplify what to do if you miss a daily dose of your contraceptive pill.
AnnA Rushton | May 20, 2011 | 0 comments
In these environmentally conscious times, women are concerned about the impact of synthetic hormones in the water supply.
AnnA Rushton | February 28, 2011 | 0 comments
A Danish government report has confirmed that chemicals such as PVC, flame retardants, phthalates, dioxins, PCBs and bisphenol-A are probably continuing to contribute to the birth of fewer males and the feminization of existing ones.
AnnA Rushton | March 16, 2010 | 0 comments